Speaking to Radio Citizen on Wednesday, Uhuru said such a move would defeat the whole purpose of the curfew and would expose members of the public to coronavirus which the government was fighting relentlessly.

"The purpose of this curfew is to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections if we extend the timelines, then we will be allowing people to continue interacting and expose themselves to the risk of contracting the virus," said the president.

Ramadhan, the Muslim community's holy month, is set to commence on Thursday, April 23 to the evening of Saturday, May 23.

It is said to be the month when the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed.

It is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar. During this month, healthy Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.

When fasting, they abstain from drinking water, eating food, immoral acts and anger.

They wake up each morning before sunrise to have a meal which is known as Suhoor, and after sunset, they have a meal which is known as Iftar.

Uhuru declared a dusk to dawn curfew from March 27 in a bid to arrest the spread of COVID-19 which has been found to thrive in person-to-person interactions.

During the executive order, the president also warned of more drastic measures going forward and urged the country to comply with the regulations and prepare for more stringent measures.

"We have taken these basic measures to protect the life and health of our citizens. If these actions are deemed inadequate, we shall take more drastic measures to ensure the rights of our citizens to life and property are maintained. Persons not authorised to move shall be prohibited within these hours,” he said then.